Cornet.



H. N. WHITE.

CORNET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I0. 1913.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

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CORNET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10. 1913.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

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HENDERSON N. WHITE, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CORNET.

Application filed February 10, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENDERSON N. VVHrrn, citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Comets, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention comprises a comet involving more particularly the belltube and a slide therefor to connect with the first valve, substantiallyas herein shown and described and more particularly pointed out in theclaim.

The object of the invention is to provide the bell tube of a cornet witha pitch-changing slide and to relate and construct said tube and slidein a particular way to connect with the first valve of the instrument,so that the playing of the cornet is made sensitive and responsive, evenin scale, and capable of giving the maximum possibilities for delicatetone shading, especially in solo renditions. The relation of this slideto the other parts of the comet is such that the weight of theinstrument is perfectly balanced and conveniently handled without strainor effort, giving the impression of exceptional. lightness as comparedwith other cornets and requiring no especial eii'ort to keep themouth-piece in sensitive touch with the lips. Free and ample hand-roomis also afforded for various comfortable grips and for convenientoperation of the instrument. The added length and taper which is givento the bell tube by the double crooks and the A slide therein and thedirect and unobstructed passage afforded thereby is a feature whichcontributes materially to improved tone results. By my improvedarrangement of parts the pitch-changing slide is also placedapproximately at a central point in the line of the air passage betweenthe mouth-piece and the bell ends of the instrument, and also on thebell-communieating side of all the valves, thereby providing a cornetwhich will play more perfectly in tune in the different changes effectedby the slide than if otherwise located in respect to the said valves.

in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my improvedcornet, and Fig. 2 a similar view from the opposite side. Fig. 3 is anend View of the mouth-end of the instrument, and Fig. l is a sectionalview of the first valve approximately on line 44, Fig. 1.

Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

Serial No. 747,255.

The cornet is constructed in part accord ing to accepted standards, thatis, it comprises three connected valves 1, 2 and 3, respectively, thecasings and pistons together being referred to as the valves. Themouth-pipe l leads directly to the third valve 3 as usual and isprovided with a tuning slide 1 having a relatively large bend or crook.The third valve also co-acts with a. valve slide 5, and the valves 1 and2 are likewise connected with valve slides 6 and 7 respectively asusual. The piston construction of the valves is also of a known type tocontrol the air passages through the instrument, therefore, furtherdescription is obviously unnecessary to those familiar with this art.

In this instrument the bell tube is provided with a slide 8 adapted toquickly change the pitch of the instrument a half tone, from B flat toA. To accomplish this in the most practical way, the tapering tube 9 ofthe bell 10 is bent downwardly on a sweeping curve and projectedoutwardly or away from the valve 1-, see Figs. 1 and 3. This bend 11stands therefore at an inclination to the axis of the valve, but incontinuing the tube forwardly in the direction of the bell 10, it isbent upwardly into bracing and soldered engagement with the cas ingthereof, especially where turned upwardly to form a crook 12 having thestraight sleeve portion 13 for the upper tubular leg of slide 8. Thissleeve 13 projects in the direction of the mouth-end of the instrument.The lower leg of slide 8 is housed within the straight tube 14: which isrigidly united with the casing of valve 1, which communicates with thebell, and tube 14 extends parallel to portion 13 of the bell extensionbut is offset or at one side thereof. The curved connecting portion ofslide 8 and its bracing finger loop 15 is thus reversely inclinedrelatively to that of the large bend 11 of the bell-extension andclearance is thereby obtained to either operate or remove slide 8, seeFig. 3. The sleeve 13 for the upper leg of slide 8 is on a much lowerhorizontal plane than the straight part of the tube 9 in axial line withthe bell, and the valve slide 7 which extends from valve 1 is on a stilllower plane at one side of tube 14; and approximately mid way betweensaid tube and sleeve 13. The spaces thus provided between these parallelparts by the peculiar formation and angular relation described give theoperator a good and comfortable hand hold and also opportunity to shiftor change of grip to meet his particular need. Both the lower and uppersleeves of slides 7 and 8 are pro vided with suitable braces 17 soplaced that no hindrance is offered in gripping the instrument or inoperating the slides. The so-ealled A slide 8 is also provided with adevice to limit its outward movement, said device comprising a rod 18afiixed to the slide and slidably engaged with the lower fixed tube 14by a stud 19, a screw nut 20 on the end of the rod serving to adjustablylimit its outward movement.

The taper of the bell tube extends from the bell to the beginning ofsleeve 13 for the A slide 8 and the double crook and con sequent addedlength to this bell tube provides an exceptionally long and gradualtaper; the double crook in the bell tube and the position of the slide 8balances the weight of the bell, making the instrument easy to handleand play. If balance of weight is in front of the valves the tendency isto pull the mouth piece away from the lips. The position of the slide 8makes it more convenient to draw he same toward a person-that is towardthe month end, than if projected to the opposite end. i also find thatby placing this slide 8 in the bell tube and approximately midway of thelength of the air-passage, the tone of the instrument 18 better 1nA,tl1at is when the slide is drawnthan in other instruments known to me.The preferred length of the air passage to make B-fiat is fifty andone-half inches.

The plunger of valve 1 has the usual number of cross aass'a 'esthreevall told and in e operation differs in no way from the acceptedmodels.

What I claim is:

A cornet comprising three valves and valve slides, a mouth pipe and belltube connected with the third and first valves respectively, said belltube having a large crook portion and a reversely bent crook portion oismaller dimensions terminating in a straight extension projecting in thedirection of the mouth end of the instrument and located between thefirst valve and the mouth end of the mouth pipe, and the first valvehaving av straight tube paralleling said extension on a lower horizontalplane and adjacent the lower return bend of the bell tube, and a slideengaged with said. extension and tube located wholly between the firstvalve and the month end of said mouth pipe and adapted to be withdrawnat the side of the larger crook portion of the bell tube.

in testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HEIJDERSON N. li lll ffi. Witnesses:

E. M. Fisrrnn, F. C. Mussmr.

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